May 25, 2013

My friends had baked this cake for me on my birthday and I knew it right away that I had to bake this to make someone else happy :) Who better than my adorable nephew I am visiting this rainy wintery like weekend at the end of May !!! And for us adults, what better than a slice of warm cake and coffee on this awfully gloomy rainy day !

This is inspired by Martha Stewart's cherry almond cake but my friends had used mixed berries so I decided to stick to that.

Prep Time : 1 hr 15 mins
Serves : It's a cake ... how can we decide ?!? 1 or more ;)

Ingredients :

1 stick of butter ( warmed to room temperature) Recipe calls for more butter for pie plate but I use baking spray because it is easier.

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup sugar

3 large eggs

1/2 tsp pure almond extract

12 ounces ( 1 bag) of frozen mixed berries ; thawed and dried .. but I had no time to dry it !

1/2 cup sliced almonds ( I used chopped and whole.. really should not matter )

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 inch pie plate and set aside.

In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.

Using an electric mixer whisk together butter and sugar till light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in almond extract and then add the flour mixture on a low speed . Do not overblend.

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Ajanta from Amherst & Hetal from Houston